Sevenia natalensis

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Natal tree nymph
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Sevenia
Species:
S. natalensis
Binomial name
Sevenia natalensis
(Boisduval, 1847)
Synonyms
  • Crenis natalensisBoisduval, 1847
  • Asterope natalensis
  • Sallya natalensis
  • Crenis wallengreniStaudinger, 1886
  • Sallya natalensis f. melaniavan Son, 1979

Sevenia natalensis, the Natal tree nymph, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae found in southeastern Africa. [1]

Wingspan: 40–48 mm. [2]

Flight period year round, peaking between February and May. [2]

Larvae feed of Sapium reticulatum and Sapium integerrimum . [1] [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Sallya at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. 1 2 3 Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN   978-1-86872-724-7.


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